Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Nidaa Makki; Esther R. Wain-Weiss, Universtiy of Akron

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Graduate Studies

that are satisfied through workshops, coursework and on-lineoptions. When a student successfully completes Level 1, they can move to the TeachingCapstone portion of the training. In this level, a student can either co-teach or become theinstructor of record for a course. The program is managed through the Center for Teaching andLearning on campus [3].II. The University of Akron Doctoral Teaching Program (DTP)At The University of Akron, there was a desire within the college to provide training in teachingfor graduate students who had an interest in becoming an engineering professor. Like mostinstitutions across the US, The University of Akron does not currently have a centralizedresources and expertise associated with teaching and

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Munish Sharma, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

. Remote ExperimentationThe lead author has been working on remote laboratory development and implementation for Page 23.807.3more than ten years. During this period, he has attracted research and development grants fromthe National Science Foundation and industries. Some of these developments are used to deliverlaboratory courses within an electrical engineering technology program. This section willprovide an outline of those developments.To maximize the benefit of remote laboratories, the facility design philosophy includes a numberof features: a) use of emerging technologies; b) individualized learning; c) knowledge-centeredlearning; d

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Pasi T. Lautala; William J. Sproule

construction site in Finland starts at midnight, but because of Finland’s latitude it is stilldaylight. The program runs from early-May to mid-June and the students have beenjuniors, seniors, and graduate students primarily in civil engineering.Introduction to Railroad EngineeringThe Railroad Engineering course has been planned to provide an introduction to the railindustry for students from different disciplines and among the topics include: Introduction to railroads – history, terminology, railroads today, economics of rail transportation Rail organizations Railroad safety Operations Signals and communications Railroad track location and design Terminal, yard, and grade crossing design Track

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Design and Analysis of Experiments  EGR 440 Project Management Fundamentals Engineering Senior Project  EGR 496A Engineering Senior Project I  EGR 496B Engineering Senior Project IIDue to the changing requirements in the global manufacturing enterprise, we madeseveral adjustments to our program by introducing new courses. The contents of thecourses are kept up to date by periodic review by the instructing faculty and lead faculty.The problem-based learning introduced in this program makes the course contentsrelevant. The instructing faculty members are practitioners in the respective field, andthey ensure that the program contents are relevant to the needs of the public and privatesectors. Lectures by invited guests

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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College Industry Partnerships

joining ASU, he had been at North Dakota State University where he was a faculty member in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department. His research interests include ma- chining, effective teaching and engineering mechanics. Before coming to academia, he was a design engineer, maintenance supervisor, and plant engineer. He is a registered professional engineer.Dr. Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Page 23.116.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Successful Engineering Program-Corporate PartnershipAbstractThis paper addresses

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kevin R. Lewelling; Kevin S. Woolverton; Michael C. Reynolds

Integration of Management Principles in an Open-Ended Community Service Project Kevin R. Lewelling, Kevin S. Woolverton, and Michael C. Reynolds University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 5210 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649AbstractThe University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has developed a unique engineering project for firstyear students to experience the business world while gaining an understanding for engineeringtasks and how engineers function in the workplace. This project included five “Introduction toEngineering” classes, each tasked with designing, funding, and implementing a synchronizedholiday light show which could be received on any

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Lei Wang, University of the District of Columbia

specific software used in the practice can be generally classified into threecategories, the first category is the subsurface data management and report preparation software,which helps the engineers to manage the data collected from the field investigation and developthe boring logs and geological profile. The second category is the problem specified designprograms, which can be used for design and analysis of a specific geotechnical problem,including pile foundations, shoring systems, deep excavations, slope stability, and drilled shafts.The third category is the program specified used for the numerical modeling in geotechnicalengineering. This type of software typically adopts the numerical methods commonly used in thegeotechnical engineering

Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A Raiola III, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

teaching method in acourse on residential construction was effective 19.MethodologyResearch QuestionsThe research questions for this study were based on Hildreth and Gehrig 9 identification of acommon body of knowledge (BOK) for construction engineering and construction management(CM) programs. The BOK areas emerged from a review of requirements for accreditation fromthe following international sources: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), and Chartered Institute ofBuilding (CIOB) accredited construction programs. The BOK areas are estimating, constructionscheduling and control, project administration, and contract document knowledge 9. Theresearch questions for this study

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Christianson; Paul King

of a design isunusual and perhaps more than is required for a student project. Yet without the designsafesoftware, this level of analysis and understanding would not have been practical.Students generally had no problem using this program and did do an adequate job of coverage ofrequired topics. On a few occasions, they forgot the most important user – the patient! This wasdefinitely called to their attention during the grading process.Conclusion: Adequate resources exist to cover the necessary inclusion of safety topics in asenior biomedical engineering design course. These methods have been well received by studentsand have been effective in integrating safety into the design course. The above-discussed level ofcoverage is strongly

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald N. Merino

Edition, McGrow-Hill, 1988 3. Merino D.N., Proceedings : Metrics in R, D & E Stevens Alliance for Technology Management (SATM), March 4, 1993 4. Reitman, Valerie and Simison, Robert L. Japanese Car Makers Speed Up Car Making, Wall Street Journal, December 29, 1995 pg. B 1Author’s Profile : Dr. Donald N. Merino is a tenured full Professor of Engineering Management and Management atStevens Institute of Technology. He has developed undergraduate and graduate courses and teachesEngineering Economics, Total Quality Management, Decision Analysis and Concurrent Engineering. He is the Program Director for the Masters in Technolgy Management (MTM) program. He wasfounder of the

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamima Mithun, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, University of Texas at Austin

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

instructional design in diverse contexts. Before starting the Ph.D. program he has worked as an IT Project Manager, Business Analyst, Software Developer, and Trainer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Integrating Microlearning Instructional Approach into an Introductory Data Management Course Shamima Mithun Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan Computer and Information Technology Department Strategic Academic Initiatives IUPUI The University of Texas at Austin Indianapolis, USA Texas, USA smithun

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Stacey L. Zimmerman, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

formation[9]. Others report using StrengthsFinder Inventory in engineering programs including first-yearengineering courses [10] [11] [12], an upper-level engineering course promoting leadershipdevelopment [13], and a masters-level engineering management course [7]. A previous studyusing Strengths with a population of first-year engineering students at Grant MacEwanUniversity in Edmonton, Alberta compared the Strengths found in their students with the overalldata from the overall population in 2010 [14]. We compare our engineering students with thisdata and the averages for all US college students [15] below.Our use of Strengths in engineering curriculumIn the context of its wide use on our campus, we felt that replacing our use of Myers-Briggs

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Burleson, University of Colorado Boulder; James Harper PhD, PE, University of Colorado Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

meeting with themso that they could reinforce what was taught in class.IMs had different opinions about potential changes to the topics taught in the course. Most IMsthought that focusing on the course’s current key topics of applying the design process, makingdesign decisions, determining the details of design, and fostering good teamwork andcommunication skills should be the primary focuses of the course, while one IM thought thatproject management should be added.To improve the IM program, IMs recommended: • Having IMs with experience from different engineering industries (e.g., mechanical, electrical, chemical); • Having “ask me anything” meeting times that students could drop into if desired; • Having IMs talk about what

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

, respectively. Much of his graduate education focusDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Deputy Executive Director of the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Designing IDPro: The Process of Establishing an Interdisciplinary Projects Program for UndergraduatesAbstract This paper discusses the process for establishing a new interdisciplinary program forundergraduate students at [redacted for review]. We build off well over a decade of work byusing a Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric John Estadt, Pennsylvania State University; Khoa Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University; Kevin Skinner, Pennsylvania State University; Ashkan Negahban, Pennsylvania State University; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University; Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden, Pennsylvania State University

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

State University - Abington Campus, and will be graduating with Bachelor of Computer Science in Fall of 2024. He has been active as a member of the AR Warehouse project under Dr. Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden since Summer of 2022. In this role, he has served as the application’s graphic designer and has been a major contributor for the project’s research.Dr. Ashkan Negahban, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Ashkan Negahban is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management at The Pennsylvania State University, School of Graduate Professional Studies. He received his Ph.D. and master’s degrees from Auburn University (USA) and his BS from University of Tehran (all in Industrial and Systems Engineering). His research

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

) • Professional Development Training using the EYP platform (half an hour virtual meeting with the program manager)Design of the Virtual Research ProjectsFour different research projects were completed virtually in Summer 2021. In order to completethe SRI projects in three weeks, the SRI research projects were chosen from AerospaceEngineering related senior design projects and other research projects conducted at Texas A&MUniversity-Kingsville and further modified by SRI faculty advisors.Project #1: Airworthiness and System Safety. Airworthiness is the status of an aircraft, engine,propeller, or part when it conforms to its approved design and is in a condition for safe operation.System safety approaches can be used to evaluate and analyze

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Renee Rogge; Joan Burtner

Macon, Georgia. She is the current coordinator of the engineeringstatistics course, and the former coordinator of the engineering economy course. She also teaches freshmanengineering design, professional practices, senior capstone, quality control, and quality management. She is a pastrecipient of the School of Engineering Teacher of the Year Award. Her service commitments include: faculty advisorfor the Society of Women Engineers, freshman advisor, chair of the ASEE-SE Industrial Division and director ofMercer TECH (an engineering outreach program for women and underrepresented minorities). She has twice beennamed the School of Engineering's Freshman Advisor of the Year. She is a co-PI on engineering education grants thattotal more than

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wayne Blanding; Scott Kiefer; Kala Meah; Tristan Ericson

Reviewing a Capstone Design Sequence in Response to Program Growth Profs. Wayne Blanding, Scott Kiefer, Kala Meah, and Tristan Ericson Department of Engineering and Computer Science York College of Pennsylvania York, PA 17403Like many engineering programs nationwide, York College is experiencing increased studentinterest, particularly Mechanical Engineering. We have allowed our programs to grow inresponse to this demand, and our incoming freshmen classes are about twice their size ten yearsago. This growth naturally affects all aspects of our engineering programs, but its impact on thesenior design curriculum is particularly

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

find the information in this paper of interest.In order to meet accreditation requirements and the needs and expectations of futureemployers, Engineering and Engineering Technology programs nationwide have addedprojects to a large number of their courses. These projects range in size from weekly labactivities to term projects. The use of projects enables students to learn to work togetherin teams. The nature of a project also allows them to combine their skills and knowledgefrom a variety of areas in order to apply creativity in the design of systems, componentsand processes. Unfortunately, the use of projects also brings with it complexities relatedto the management of these projects.In the work world, cross-functional teams strive to

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril B. Okhio, Kennesaw State University; Theodore Orrin Grosch, Kennesaw State University; Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation Division (INST)

. Austin B. Asgill received his B.Eng.(hons) (E.E.) degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, his M.Sc. (E.E.) degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Flor ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Wireless Battery Management System (Design, Build & Test)AbstractAs part of the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), and Engineering Technology (ET)Curriculum, Applied Design Projects for senior students in their final year augments their educationand training in research and research methods. It represents the centerpiece of the ECE-ETcurriculum's professional component and follows ABET-IEEE

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1460: A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING PEER MENTORING PROGRAMCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Carol S. Gattis, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts of recruitment, retention and diversity.Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill, an industrial engineer, is the associate director of recruitment, retention and diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Bryan managed the 2005-2006 pilot engineering peer mentoring program.Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas Abraham Lachowsky is a senior undergraduate student in the Industrial

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Charles McIntyre

construction engineer or manager, & have a much more challenging form of the hand on projects. Maybe with the Hotel Plaza Project all groups to design a building and then construct it. I would like to see an actual construction manager and/or engineer come in and speak about the experiences about the program at NDSU and how it prepared them for their career, and some of the tasks that they currently perform. Preferably someone who has graduated in the last 5 years. I suggest working with a model that has more complex

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

Development and Delivery of a First-Year “Construction Management Experience” Course Charles McIntyre Construction Management and Engineering North Dakota State University charles.mcintyre@ndsu.eduAbstractAll academic programs at NDSU have a first-year (freshman) course. However, many of thesecourses are not “hands-on” in the sense of providing students with actual work relatedexperiences that can be seamlessly transferred to subsequent coursework or summer internshipexperiences. The Department of Construction Management and Engineering has a first-yearcourse, CM&E 111 – Introduction to

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

storage hardware. These engineeringexperiences help the AVTC continue to cultivate the talent required to support modernautomotive research, development, and design.Introduction to the AVTCOver the span of twenty two years, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Program managed byArgonne National Laboratory and sponsored by the US Department of Energy as strived to bringgovernment, industry and academia together to meet timely automotive related challenges in aneducational environment. Primarily, these challenges have been powertrain centric focused onreducing energy consumption and tail pipe emissions. The engineering work is performed bymultiple disciplines of college level engineering students thereby exposing students to the typesof problems they

Conference Session

Subjects in 3D Printing and ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

consulting with faculty about the design of new learning experiences. His experience in technology and teaching started in 1993 as a student lab technician and has continued to expand and grow over the years, both technically as well as pedagogically. Currently he works in one of the most technically outstanding buildings in the region where he provides support to students, faculty, and staff in implementing technology inside and outside the classroom, researching new engineering education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

supplemental readings prior to each engineering discipline’s discipline specific lessonproviding background knowledge for each activity. Students were tasked to work in groups on anopen-ended project applying knowledge of the six disciplines introduced throughout theprogram. Problem-based learning through the assigned project allowed students to develop skillssuch as teamwork, oral communication, time management and project management. During thefinal program session, students gave an oral presentation to peers, parents and programinstructors detailing their design solutions to a real-world problem. Evaluation instruments of theoutreach program’s design included pre- and post-questionnaires for assessment of theinteractive sessions, and their impact

Conference Session

Team Facilitation and Effectiveness

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

: Challenges with Teaming Instruction and Managing DysfunctionIntroductionThis is a Work-in-Progress paper. Teaming continues to be an important dimension ofengineering work and by extension a required outcome of engineering education. Despite theemphasis and importance ABET places on teaming and the efforts of institutions to meet theserequirements [1], students may or may not develop effective team behaviors as a result of thevarious team experiences they have in an engineering curriculum. Researchers have noted thatthese skills have traditionally been considered “outside of the curriculum” and the instruction ofthese skills has been primarily relegated to cornerstone and capstone design courses. Even inthese courses

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Melvin Cherno

Session 2461 STARTING AN INTEGRATED HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR AN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN Melvin Cherno Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia Anyone interested in establishing a cross-disciplinary program that integrates thehumanities and social sciences into an undergraduate engineering curriculum will have to makeat least four major decisions. This paper offers some advice based on the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Melvin Cherno

Session 3661 STARTING AN INTEGRATED HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR AN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN Melvin Cherno Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia Anyone interested in establishing a cross-disciplinary program that integrates thehumanities and social sciences into an undergraduate engineering curriculum will have to makeat least four major decisions. This paper offers some advice based on the

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Minorities in Engineering

designfaculty recognize the value of industry-sponsored projects offering students hands-on exposureto the design process. In the General Engineering (GE) program at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UW-Platteville) freshmen and sophomore are introduced to engineering topics from avariety of engineering majors that are available in the college. Efforts are made to provideintroductory information on different engineering disciplines to help students decide on anengineering major. A one credit course is offered to students in their second semester thatrequires students to work on at least four interdisciplinary projects put together by faculty fromthe degree granting departments. But until they reach their senior year and work on their